Linebacker Eddie Robinson has agreed to terms with the Buffalo Bills. No terms of the deal were disclosed, but an announcement regarding Robinson’s signing is expected today in Buffalo.
Robinson, who turned 32 on Saturday, was a salary cap cut by the Tennessee Titans at the end of February, but had boiled his decision down to returning to Tennessee in a lesser role or signing on with the Bills.
Robinson chose the Bills for a couple of reasons. It reunites him with former Titans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who is still teaching the Tennessee system to the Bills in his second year as head coach. During his days with the Titans, Williams called Robinson the smartest player he had ever coached and often referred to him as a “coach on the field” and Williams will rely heavily on Robinson in Buffalo.
Signing with the Bills also gives Robinson the opportunity to still be a starting linebacker, something that was not guaranteed if he returned to the Titans.
“This will reunite him with Gregg Williams, and it will allow him to be an every-down linebacker,” Robinson’s agent Kennard McGuire said.
This is the second time in Robinson’s career he has left the Oilers-Titans franchise. He departed as a free agent after the 1995 season, signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He returned to the Titans in 1998 after being a salary cap victim in Jacksonville.
Robinson started slowly in 2001, but finished strong, recording 101 tackles (second on the team). He also had two interceptions, forced two fumbles and recovered two fumbles.
Robinson was originally a second-round draft choice by the Oilers in 1992 out of Alabama State.